Kindergarten students are working on their mouse skills.
Be a Detective use the mouse to move Pilar left or right and click on the animal - also practices counting skill
Bobby's Busy Bakery Welcome to Bobby's Busy Bakery. Would you like to decorate cakes or help us arrange our window display? Both jobs are lots of fun and you can move things around until they look just right to you.
= Kindergarten is working on their mouse skills and practicing their ABCs by playing various games online. Some skills include drop and drag, single clicking, and double clicking.
Click "The Moon" to begin this month's webquest. In this activity, you will use your Word Processing skills to edit and format a report about the moon.
Big 6: #2 Information Seeking Strategies - What resources can I use? & #3 Location and Access - Where can I find these resources?The pre-selected websites below have information to help you with your tasks. For hints on how to find the information you need, click on use of information.* Digital Library* Time 100* Biography of your person's life.* Google Images
Neil Armstrong
Big 6: #4 Use of Information - What can I use from these resources?Researching Tips:* Take time and look over an entire web page before clicking on links.* Look for keywords to help you find information.* When you find important information, write it down.* If you cannot find the information you need, move on to a different source.* Do not forget to cite (take notes on where you found your information) your sources.
Big 6: #5 Synthesis - What can I make to finish this job?
Create an interactive presentation using Notebook 10 for the Smart Boar
FIRST GRADE Introduction: In your group please pick 1 Hibernate Migrate Adaptation You are a group of scientists reporting on how your animals survive in the winter. Working together you will read and then answer the questions.
When your group has answered the questions you will create a picture of your chosen animal in winter scene and make a tin can bear!
TASK
You and your group will do the following: Read about your topic using our
webpage in the process section. Draw a picture of your animal in its
winter habitat. Present your information to the class.
Our Conclusion:
Winter brings along many changes in the animal kingdom. You now see how hard animals work to survive the harsh winter months.
Some build up their bodies to enable them to hibernate, some must fly many miles south to survive, and others must change their diets and habits to live through the winter.
SECOND GRADE
A WebQuest on Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel.
Arnold Lobel wrote many stories for young children. Your task today is to complete a WebQuest about this story. By doing this WebQuest, you will understand more about ways in which you can use the Internet as a resource to
·
get more information about Arnold Lobel and his stories ·
learn more about frogs and toads
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Name:_ Date: Introduction
In this WebQuest you are going to read a story about a frog and toad who are friends. You will then find information about frogs and toads on the Internet and use that information to write a short description of a frog. The WebQuest
1. Read the story “The letter’ in Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel.
2. http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/index.html
Find the names of 3 other books about Frog and Toad that Arnold Lobel wrote. a. b. c.
3. http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/weird.html
Go to this site and find the answers to these questions:
1.Do frogs have teeth?
2.Can frogs hear?
3.What is special about a frog’s skin?
4.Which animals like to eat frogs?
5.What is the biggest enemy of frogs?
4. http://allaboutfrogs.org/gallery/photos/index.html
Go to this site. Find a picture of a frog that you like. Copy and paste it is your WORD file.
5. http://www.globalclassroom.org/letter.html
Work with your friend. Go to this site. Choose 1 question to answer. Write your ideas below.
6. Now go to your WORD file, and…
Write the answers to question 3 in sentences.
Put in the picture file
Write about the frog in your picture (color, size, anything special)
THIRD GRADE
It's A Bug's Life!
IntroductionThere are over 200,000 individual insects for every one human on earth.
They are everywhere! Insects can be found anywhere: water, land, swamps, and mountain tops.
Do you like insects?
Do you think we need insects?
Do you think they should be killed?
Your Tasks
You will havetwo tasksto complete:
Imagine yourself as an insect. Your habitat is about to be destroyed by humans.
If you could communicate with humans:
1. What would you write in a letter?
2. How would you design a poster to convince an exterminator that you should live?
Process
Step 1: Choose an insect.
Form a group of 4.
Each of you will research a different insect. To help you choose, click on each insect below.
Click here to research the dry wood termite. Step 3: Have a group discussion.
Answer these questions. Make sure you explain why you feel the way you do.
Do you like your insect?
Are insects needed by humans and the environment?
Do you think the insect that you researched should be killed?
Step 4: Write a letter to Terminix.
Defend yourself and your insect friends! Write a letter to the Terminix Man to explain
how you are helpful to the environment and
why you and certain other insects should not be exterminated . [Note: This is an individual assignment.]
Step 5: Design a group poster.
On the poster you will be sending to the Terminix man, you will need to include your letter, habitat, and a picture of your insect. Click here to see a poster example.
Evaluation
Beginning1
Developing2
Accomplished3
Exemplary4
Score
letter
Has at least one of the five correct components of a letter
Has three of the five correct components of a letter
follows correct letter form
0-1 spelling/grammatical errors
written clearly
follows correct letter form
no spelling or grammical errors
written clearly and creatively
insect's voice and viewpoint
Has at least one fact about habitat/life cycle
Gives two facts about habitat/life cycle
Stays in character
gives three facts about habitat/life cycle
stays in character
gives four facts about habitat/life cycle
poster
Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance.
List two facts about the habitat and is
list three facts about the habitat and is visually appealing to reader.Title including name of insect and habitat
Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highest level of performance.
Conclusion
You have now learned about 4 different insects. Weren't they amazing? Thank you for defending their existence. Hope you learned a lot.
FOURTH GRADE
Introduction
Welcome to the wild world of Econ-o-mania! I am your guide, Econ O. Mist. Please call me Econ for short. I will lead you through Econ-o-mania. Econ-o-mania is where you will wander through wants and needs, grasp goods and services, create consumers and producers, and recognize resources. What might you ask are all of these interesting things? Well, follow me on this jazzy journey through Econ-o-mania!
The Task
You will learn about economics by visiting the places in Econ-o-mania. Your final mission, should you choose to accept it, is to become the Vice-President of Production in the land of Econ-o-mania. In order to receive this promotion, your group will be responsible for creating a good or service. You will be given a list of available materials, and several options for presenting your final product. Your final presentation can be a Power Point slide show, a poster created on the computer or paper, or a written proposal. If you are successful, your group will be promoted to the Vice-Presidency and receive a prestigious award!
Wandering Through Wants and Needs Yippee! You have just arrived at the Mall of Econ-o-mania. At this mall you can find anything your heart desires. Before you go in, you need to understand Wants and Needs. Needs are things people must have in order to live. For example, food and water are things I need to survive. Wants are things people would like to have. For example, I wish I had a swimming pool in my backyard.
Howdy Partner! I'm happy to say you've arrived at the Goods and Services Corral
. Before you leave the corral, you need to know the following. A Good
is something people want that you can hold or touch. Some examples are an apple, a rug, or a hairbrush. A Service
is something people do for other people. Some examples are a barber cuts hair, teacher educates students, or police officer protects people.
Before you start on your own, you will need to work with a group of students or your entire class.
Brainstorm all the servicesthat a second or third graders can actually perform (example: weed pulling).
From this list, choose a servicethat you would like to perform.
Now, using the Goods and Services Worksheet,list all the goodsthat you need in order to complete that job successfully.
The Final Challenge
You will learn about economics by visiting the places in Econ-o-mania. Your final mission, should you choose to accept it, is to become the Vice-President of Production in the land of Econ-o-mania. In order to receive this promotion, your group will be responsible for creating a good or service. You will be given a list of available materials, and several options for presenting your final product. Your final presentation can be a KidPix slide show, a poster created on the computer or paper, a written proposal, or a finished product using the materials found in your box. If you are successful, your group will be promoted to the Vice-Presidency and receive a prestigious award!
1. Open up the box of materials to see what goodies you and your team have to work with.
Rice Krispies
pot
9x12 pan
various molds
plastic utensils
cooking spray
tubes of icing
burner or hot plate
food coloring
marshmallows
wax paper
2. Brainstorm a list of possible goods or services that you could create using some or all of the materials. Be as creative as you can.
3. Choose your final product from your brainstorm list.
4. Decide whether your product is a good or service.
5. Identify if your product is a consumer want or need.
6. Give your product a creative name.
7. List the steps you would need to use in order to create your product.
8. Identify your resources as human, natural, or capital. You should have at least one of each type of resource. (Remember to trace some materials back to their original natural resources. For example, rice is the natural resource used to make Rice Krispies.)
9. Give your product a price.
10. Decide as a group how you are going to present your product to the President of Econ-o-mania. Are you going to create a poster on the computer or by drawing it, write up a written proposal, or create a slide show using Power Point.
11. Create your final presentation. Be sure you include all of the information in steps 4 - 10 above.
Conclusion
Congratulations!!!! You are now the new Vice-President of Econ-o-mania. Please print your certificate for successfully completing this webquest. We hope you enjoyed your journey through the land of Econ-o-mania.
Glossary
More Economic Terms Capital Resources: are the goods such as the building, equipment, machinery, ports, roads, dams, and other manufactured and constructed things used over and over again in the production of goods and services. Examples are: trucks, factory, machinery, or forklift.
Examples of capital resources used to make cookies would be: spoons, measuring spoons, measuring cups, oven , spoons, cookie trays. Consumer: person who uses goods and services Consumption: when we decide what goods and services we will use to satisfy our wants Goods: things that you want or need that you can touch Human Resources: are
the people who use their health, strength, education, and skills to produce a good or service. Some examples are: actors, students, teachers, doctors, lawyers, or tollbooth attendant.
Examples of human resources for a cookie maker include: measurers, pourers, stirrers, mixers, turners, servers, and cleaners Interdependence: People depend on each other. Our well-being is partly dependent on the behavior of others. We specialize to increase our well-being. Natural Resources: gifts from nature. Examples are: land, timber (trees), minerals, light from the sun, water, or eggs from a chicken. IF SOMETHING IS MADE WITH THE HELP OF A MACHINE, IT IS NOT A NATURAL RESOURCE.
Examples of natural resources used by a cookie maker include: eggs and milk Opportunity Cost: The next best thing you give up to get something. What you give up when you choose one thing over another. Producer: someone who makes a good or provides a service Production: Putting resources together to make goods or provide services Scarcity: Scarcity occurs when people, as individuals and in families, schools, and communities, cannot have everything they want. Scarcity requires choice. Service Workers: people who do something for you that you want of need Specialize: people who complete one part of the production process
FIFTH GRADE
Let's Play Ball, But Where?
Introduction:
The United States has drafted baseball players from all over the world to create a USA baseball team! This team, called The Slammers, will compete against other world baseball teams. The Slammers need a place to call home. This is where your help comes in.
You will become a Junior Ball Manager. Your job as a Junior Ball Manager is to select the location for the team. You will work in groups to research a region within the United States. You will create a brochure about your region. Your brochure will outline why you think a certain location is the best place for the Slammers to call home. Your hard work and research will be what makes this team great. Good luck!
Task:
The United States is divided into five regions. These regions are the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and the West. The regions of the United States are grouped by geography and climate. Each region has a unique type of economy and its own tourist attractions.
Before moving to step 1, review as a class the United States map. Click on this link to complete the review with your teacher.
Step 3: Come back together as a group. You will share the information you have researched with your group members. Why might your region be a good place for the Slammers to call home?
Your teacher will help you think about important factors the Slammers will consider when making their decision. After class discussion, return to your group and complete your web. for your Wagon Web.
Step 4:
Now you will use the information from the Regions handout and create a brochure for The Slammers! You will need to include the following information:
Your brochure must include the following:
1. Title of region
2. Regional map with all the states labeled
3. Five largest population areas
4. Major landforms
5. Weather patterns
6. Agriculture and industry
7. Tourist attractions
8. Famous people from the region
9. Persuasive paragraph: why you think the baseball team should pick your region for its home
You can add more pictures, drawing, sketches, and information if you choose.
Click the brochure link for the template to create your brochure.
Evaluation:
You will be evaluated on the following:
1. The description, location, and presentation of maps, states and regions.
2. The identification of major landmarks and landforms.
3. The description of popular cities and population count.
4. The explanation of physical environment in different regions of the US.
5. Description of famous people and their contributions.
6. Description of manufactured sources made in US regions.
7. Location and description of natural resources in US regions.
8. Tourist attractions available in the region.
Click for rubric.
Conclusion:
Congratulations! What a fine job you have done! The Slammers will enjoy reading the brochures you have created. All your hard work and great research will help The Slammers find a home for their baseball team. Thanks again!
The United States has drafted baseball players from all over the world to create a USA baseball team! This team, called The Slammers, will compete against other world baseball teams. The Slammers need a place to call home. This is where your help comes in.
You will become a Junior Ball Manager. Your job as a Junior Ball Manager is to select the location for the team. You will work in groups to research a region within the United States. You will create a brochure about your region. Your brochure will outline why you think a certain location is the best place for the Slammers to call home. Your hard work and research will be what makes this team great. Good luck!
Task:
The United States is divided into five regions. These regions are the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and the West. The regions of the United States are grouped by geography and climate. Each region has a unique type of economy and its own tourist attractions.
Before moving to step 1, review as a class the United States map. Click on this link to complete the review with your teacher.
Step 3: Come back together as a group. You will share the information you have researched with your group members. Why might your region be a good place for the Slammers to call home?
Your teacher will help you think about important factors the Slammers will consider when making their decision. After class discussion, return to your group and complete your web. for your Wagon Web.
Step 4:
Now you will use the information from the Regions handout and create a brochure for The Slammers! You will need to include the following information:
Your brochure must include the following:
1. Title of region
2. Regional map with all the states labeled
3. Five largest population areas
4. Major landforms
5. Weather patterns
6. Agriculture and industry
7. Tourist attractions
8. Famous people from the region
9. Persuasive paragraph: why you think the baseball team should pick your region for its home
You can add more pictures, drawing, sketches, and information if you choose.
Click the brochure link for the template to create your brochure.
Evaluation:
You will be evaluated on the following:
1. The description, location, and presentation of maps, states and regions.
2. The identification of major landmarks and landforms.
3. The description of popular cities and population count.
4. The explanation of physical environment in different regions of the US.
5. Description of famous people and their contributions.
6. Description of manufactured sources made in US regions.
7. Location and description of natural resources in US regions.
8. Tourist attractions available in the region.
Click for rubric.
Conclusion:
Congratulations! What a fine job you have done! The Slammers will enjoy reading the brochures you have created. All your hard work and great research will help The Slammers find a home for their baseball team. Thanks again!
As the year progresses, our Kindergarten students are growing. Below please find an assortment of games to play which will help us continue to improve our mouse skills as well as help us learn some sight words.
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Numbers are everywhere!!
Click here to play Tweet Tweet Addition
Click here to play Count the Apples
Click here to play More or Less
Click here to play Addition Fishing
Click here to play the Bird Game
Click here to play Count Us In!
Click here to play Picture Math
Click here to play Fruit Shoot
Click here to play Pop Up Math
Click here to play Number PacMan
Count the Ants!
Wash Line
Click here to play the Number Bubbles Game
Click here to play the Bus Game
Click here to play the Roller Coaster Game
Click here to play "How Many?"
Click here to play Fishy Count
Click on the Power Point link below to begin
http://pbskids.org/wordworld/characters/game_daf.html?cameFrom=duck Alphabet Falls
http://pbskids.org/wordworld/characters/game_bsa.html Bear's Skate Park
http://pbskids.org/wordworld/characters/game_dlp.html Dog's Letter Pit
http://pbskids.org/wordworld/characters/game_ppp.html Pig's Perfect Pizza
http://pbskids.org/wordworld/characters/game_frm.html Frog's Rhyming Machine
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/ Clifford Activities
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/reggie/index.htm Reggie the Rhyming Rhino
http://kidport.com/GradeK/LanguagesArts/LanguageArts.htm Kidport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/menu.shtml Little Animals Activity Center
http://www.dolchword.net/dolch-pre-primer-memory-game-2.html Dolch Memory Game
http://www.funbrain.com/vocab/index.html What's the word?
http://www.lettertv.net/pages/brickwall.htm Name That Picture
http://www.professorgarfield.org/Phonemics/pig_waller/pig_waller.html Orson's Waller
http://www.thekidzpage.com/learninggames/shelfwords2.htm Put it on the Shelf
Kindergarten students are working on their mouse skills.
Be a Detective use the mouse to move Pilar left or right and click on the animal - also practices counting skill
Bobby's Busy Bakery Welcome to Bobby's Busy Bakery. Would you like to decorate cakes or help us arrange our window display? Both jobs are lots of fun and you can move things around until they look just right to you.
http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/games/sentence_structure/form_a_sentence/
http://www.softschools.com/math/games/fishing_sub.jsp Subtration Fishing
http://www.softschools.com/math/games/fishing_add.jsp Addition Fishing
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fruitshoot/fruitshoot_addition.htm Fruit Addition
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/popup/popup_addition.htm Penguin Addition
http://business.novelgames.com/flashgames/?category=14&l=e
http://www.cartoonize.net/index.php
http://mrsknustgrade2.blogspot.com/2011/02/polar-bear-webquest.html
FUNBRAIN.COMTo find "copyright friendly" aka Creative Commons images, go to Google Advanced Image Searchand select "labeled for reuse with modifications."
http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/games/game_super_hyper_spider_typer.html Super Hyper Spider Typer
http://www.tvokids.com/games/keyboardclimber Keyboard Climber
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http://freeonlinetypinggames.com/kids-typing/alpha-dro/ Alpha Drop
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/keyboarding_games_typing_tidepool.html Typing Tidepool
http://freeonlinetypinggames.com/kids-typing/dino-kids-trash-typer/ Trash Typer\
http://www.typingmaster.com/games/keyman.asp?keys=asdfjkl&Submit=Start+GameTyping Pacman
http://www.freetypinggame.net/play2.asp
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade_k_1/zoo_a/zoo1x.htm Alphabet zoo
http://www.primarygames.com/theabcgame/start.htm The ABC Game
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/abcorder.asp ABC Order
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/mre/index.asp Mr. Elephant's Matching Game
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/monkeymatch.html Monkey Match
http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark/pawpark.html Kangaroo Confusion.... matching upper and lower case letters
http://www.tvokids.com/games/alphabetgoop Alphabet Goop
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/preschool/ngames/colors.htm Bloople's colors...moving mouse and single left click (colors
Kindergarten
=Kindergarten is working on their mouse skills and practicing their ABCs by playing various games online. Some skills include drop and drag, single clicking, and double clicking.
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Alphabet BearsKangaroo Confusion Learning Planet ABC Order Cookie Monster's Alphabet Soup Alphabet Antics ABC Countdown Monkey Match Alphabet Goop Spring Bee Alphabet Book Game Boowa Alphabet Game Sunnie's Letters
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First Grade
Critters and Caterpillars webquest about Eric Carle and Mercer Mayer
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Second Grade
During the month of December, we will learn all about life in the ocean.
Click Ocean Life for Kids to begin our exploration.
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Third Grade
Click "The Moon" to begin this month's webquest. In this activity, you will use your Word Processing skills to edit and format a report about the moon.
=Martin Luther King Jr.
Digital Library*
Time 100*
Biography of your person's life.*
Google Images
Neil Armstrong
Take time and look over an entire web page before clicking on links.*
Look for keywords to help you find information.*
When you find important information, write it down.*
If you cannot find the information you need, move on to a different source.*
Do not forget to cite (take notes on where you found your information) your sources.
Create an interactive presentation using Notebook 10 for the Smart Boar
KINDERGARTEN
Numbers are everywhere!!
Click here to play Number PacMan
Count the Ants!
Wash Line
Click here to play the Number Bubbles Game
Click here to play the Bus Game
Click here to play the Roller Coaster Game
Click here to play the Bird Game
Click here to play "How Many?"
Click here to play Fishy Count
Click on the Power Point link below to begin
FIRST GRADE
Introduction:
In your group please pick 1
Hibernate Migrate Adaptation
You are a group of scientists reporting on how your animals survive in the winter. Working together you will read and then answer the questions.
When your group has answered the questions you will create a picture of your chosen animal in winter scene and make a tin can bear!
TASK
You and your group will do the following:
webpage in the process section.
winter habitat.
Process
Click ò Steps
Our Conclusion:
Winter brings along many changes in the animal kingdom. You now see how hard animals work to survive the harsh winter months.
Some build up their bodies to enable them to hibernate, some must fly many miles south to survive, and others must change their diets and habits to live through the winter.
SECOND GRADE
A WebQuest on Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel.
Arnold Lobel wrote many stories for young children. Your task today is to complete a WebQuest about this story. By doing this WebQuest, you will understand more about ways in which you can use the Internet as a resource to
·
get more information about Arnold Lobel and his stories
·
learn more about frogs and toads
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Name:_ Date:
Introduction
In this WebQuest you are going to read a story about a frog and toad who are friends. You will then find information about frogs and toads on the Internet and use that information to write a short description of a frog.
The WebQuest
1. Read the story “The letter’ in Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel.
2. http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/index.html
Find the names of 3 other books about Frog and Toad that Arnold Lobel wrote.
a.
b.
c.
3. http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/weird.html
Go to this site and find the answers to these questions:
1.Do frogs have teeth?
2.Can frogs hear?
3.What is special about a frog’s skin?
4.Which animals like to eat frogs?
5.What is the biggest enemy of frogs?
4. http://allaboutfrogs.org/gallery/photos/index.html
Go to this site. Find a picture of a frog that you like. Copy and paste it is your WORD file.
5. http://www.globalclassroom.org/letter.html
Work with your friend. Go to this site. Choose 1 question to answer. Write your ideas below.
6. Now go to your WORD file, and…
Write the answers to question 3 in sentences.
Put in the picture file
Write about the frog in your picture (color, size, anything special)
THIRD GRADE
It's A Bug's Life!
They are everywhere! Insects can be found anywhere: water, land, swamps, and mountain tops.
You will havetwo tasksto complete:
If you could communicate with humans:
1. What would you write in a letter?
2. How would you design a poster to convince an exterminator that you should live?
ant
cockroach
bee
termite
Which one do you want to become? You will research only this insect.
Step 2: Research your insect.
Find out
Where it lives (habitat)Step 3: Have a group discussion.
Answer these questions. Make sure you explain why you feel the way you do.
Do you like your insect?
- Are insects needed by humans and the environment?
- Do you think the insect that you researched should be killed?
Step 4: Write a letter to Terminix.Defend yourself and your insect friends! Write a letter to the Terminix Man to explain
how you are helpful
to the environment and
why you and certain other insects should not be exterminated
. [Note: This is an individual assignment.]
- Click here to see a sample letter from a bee.
- Click here to see a sample letter from an ant.
Step 5: Design a group poster.On the poster you will be sending to the Terminix man, you will need to include your letter, habitat, and a picture of your insect.
Click here to see a poster example.
Evaluation0-1 spelling/grammatical errors
written clearly
no spelling or grammical errors
written clearly and creatively
Has at least one fact about habitat/life cycle
gives three facts about habitat/life cycle
gives four facts about habitat/life cycle
Conclusion
You have now learned about 4 different insects. Weren't they amazing? Thank you for defending their existence. Hope you learned a lot.
FOURTH GRADE
Introduction
The Task
Wandering Through Wants and Needs
Yippee! You have just arrived at the Mall of Econ-o-mania. At this mall you can find anything your heart desires. Before you go in, you need to understand Wants and Needs. Needs are things people must have in order to live. For example, food and water are things I need to survive. Wants are things people would like to have. For example, I wish I had a swimming pool in my backyard.
Howdy Partner! I'm happy to say you've arrived at the
Goods and Services Corral
. Before you leave the corral, you need to know the following. A
Good
is something people want that you can hold or touch. Some examples are an apple, a rug, or a hairbrush. A
Service
is something people do for other people. Some examples are a barber cuts hair, teacher educates students, or police officer protects people.
Before you start on your own, you will need to work with a group of students or your entire class.
You will learn about economics by visiting the places in Econ-o-mania. Your final mission, should you choose to accept it, is to become the Vice-President of Production in the land of Econ-o-mania. In order to receive this promotion, your group will be responsible for creating a good or service. You will be given a list of available materials, and several options for presenting your final product. Your final presentation can be a KidPix slide show, a poster created on the computer or paper, a written proposal, or a finished product using the materials found in your box. If you are successful, your group will be promoted to the Vice-Presidency and receive a prestigious award!
1. Open up the box of materials to see what goodies you and your team have to work with.
pot
9x12 pan
various molds
plastic utensils
cooking spray
burner or hot plate
food coloring
marshmallows
wax paper
spoon
margarine
measuring cups
plates
3. Choose your final product from your brainstorm list.
4. Decide whether your product is a good or service.
5. Identify if your product is a consumer want or need.
6. Give your product a creative name.
7. List the steps you would need to use in order to create your product.
8. Identify your resources as human, natural, or capital. You should have at least one of each type of resource. (Remember to trace some materials back to their original natural resources. For example, rice is the natural resource used to make Rice Krispies.)
9. Give your product a price.
10. Decide as a group how you are going to present your product to the President of Econ-o-mania. Are you going to create a poster on the computer or by drawing it, write up a written proposal, or create a slide show using Power Point.
11. Create your final presentation. Be sure you include all of the information in steps 4 - 10 above.
Conclusion
Congratulations!!!! You are now the new Vice-President of Econ-o-mania. Please print your certificate for successfully completing this webquest. We hope you enjoyed your journey through the land of Econ-o-mania.
Glossary
More Economic Terms
Capital Resources: are the goods such as the building, equipment, machinery, ports, roads, dams, and other manufactured and constructed things used over and over again in the production of goods and services. Examples are: trucks, factory, machinery, or forklift.
Examples of capital resources used to make cookies would be: spoons, measuring spoons, measuring cups, oven , spoons, cookie trays.
Consumer: person who uses goods and services
Consumption: when we decide what goods and services we will use to satisfy our wants
Goods: things that you want or need that you can touch
Human Resources:
are
the people who use their health, strength, education, and skills to produce a good or service. Some examples are: actors, students, teachers, doctors, lawyers, or tollbooth attendant.
Examples of human resources for a cookie maker include: measurers, pourers, stirrers, mixers, turners, servers, and cleaners
Interdependence: People depend on each other. Our well-being is partly dependent on the behavior of others. We specialize to increase our well-being.
Natural Resources: gifts from nature. Examples are: land, timber (trees), minerals, light from the sun, water, or eggs from a chicken. IF SOMETHING IS MADE WITH THE HELP OF A MACHINE, IT IS NOT A NATURAL RESOURCE.
Examples of natural resources used by a cookie maker include: eggs and milk
Opportunity Cost: The next best thing you give up to get something. What you give up when you choose one thing over another.
Producer: someone who makes a good or provides a service
Production: Putting resources together to make goods or provide services
Scarcity: Scarcity occurs when people, as individuals and in families, schools, and communities, cannot have everything they want. Scarcity requires choice.
Service Workers: people who do something for you that you want of need
Specialize: people who complete one part of the production process
FIFTH GRADE
Let's Play Ball, But Where?
Introduction:
The United States has drafted baseball players from all over the world to create a USA baseball team! This team, called The Slammers, will compete against other world baseball teams. The Slammers need a place to call home. This is where your help comes in.
You will become a Junior Ball Manager. Your job as a Junior Ball Manager is to select the location for the team. You will work in groups to research a region within the United States. You will create a brochure about your region. Your brochure will outline why you think a certain location is the best place for the Slammers to call home. Your hard work and research will be what makes this team great. Good luck!
Task:
The United States is divided into five regions. These regions are the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and the West. The regions of the United States are grouped by geography and climate. Each region has a unique type of economy and its own tourist attractions.
Before moving to step 1, review as a class the United States map. Click on this link to complete the review with your teacher.
Step 1:
Click on the baseball player down below to find directions for the rest of step 1.
Now print the region handout.
Step 2:
You will now choose a role and research information only for that role.
Step 3: Come back together as a group. You will share the information you have researched with your group members. Why might your region be a good place for the Slammers to call home?
Your teacher will help you think about important factors the Slammers will consider when making their decision. After class discussion, return to your group and complete your web.
Step 4:
Now you will use the information from the Regions handout and create a brochure for The Slammers! You will need to include the following information:
Your brochure must include the following:
1. Title of region
2. Regional map with all the states labeled
3. Five largest population areas
4. Major landforms
5. Weather patterns
6. Agriculture and industry
7. Tourist attractions
8. Famous people from the region
9. Persuasive paragraph: why you think the baseball team should pick your region for its home
You can add more pictures, drawing, sketches, and information if you choose.
Click the brochure link for the template to create your brochure.
Evaluation:
You will be evaluated on the following:
1. The description, location, and presentation of maps, states and regions.
2. The identification of major landmarks and landforms.
3. The description of popular cities and population count.
4. The explanation of physical environment in different regions of the US.
5. Description of famous people and their contributions.
6. Description of manufactured sources made in US regions.
7. Location and description of natural resources in US regions.
8. Tourist attractions available in the region.
Click for rubric.
Conclusion:
Congratulations! What a fine job you have done! The Slammers will enjoy reading the brochures you have created. All your hard work and great research will help The Slammers find a home for their baseball team. Thanks again!
Resources:
Task
Think QuestUSA Regions Map
Step 1
Regions Handout
Step 2
Netstate
Old Farmers' Almanac
Interactive map
The US 50
Information About Our States
Atlas
Explore the States
Library Quest
Step 4
Brochure Link
Evaluation:
Rubric
Let's Play Ball, But Where?
Introduction:
The United States has drafted baseball players from all over the world to create a USA baseball team! This team, called The Slammers, will compete against other world baseball teams. The Slammers need a place to call home. This is where your help comes in.
You will become a Junior Ball Manager. Your job as a Junior Ball Manager is to select the location for the team. You will work in groups to research a region within the United States. You will create a brochure about your region. Your brochure will outline why you think a certain location is the best place for the Slammers to call home. Your hard work and research will be what makes this team great. Good luck!
Task:
The United States is divided into five regions. These regions are the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and the West. The regions of the United States are grouped by geography and climate. Each region has a unique type of economy and its own tourist attractions.
Before moving to step 1, review as a class the United States map. Click on this link to complete the review with your teacher.
Step 1:
Click on the baseball player down below to find directions for the rest of step 1.
Now print the region handout.
Step 2:
You will now choose a role and research information only for that role.
Step 3: Come back together as a group. You will share the information you have researched with your group members. Why might your region be a good place for the Slammers to call home?
Your teacher will help you think about important factors the Slammers will consider when making their decision. After class discussion, return to your group and complete your web.
Step 4:
Now you will use the information from the Regions handout and create a brochure for The Slammers! You will need to include the following information:
Your brochure must include the following:
1. Title of region
2. Regional map with all the states labeled
3. Five largest population areas
4. Major landforms
5. Weather patterns
6. Agriculture and industry
7. Tourist attractions
8. Famous people from the region
9. Persuasive paragraph: why you think the baseball team should pick your region for its home
You can add more pictures, drawing, sketches, and information if you choose.
Click the brochure link for the template to create your brochure.
Evaluation:
You will be evaluated on the following:
1. The description, location, and presentation of maps, states and regions.
2. The identification of major landmarks and landforms.
3. The description of popular cities and population count.
4. The explanation of physical environment in different regions of the US.
5. Description of famous people and their contributions.
6. Description of manufactured sources made in US regions.
7. Location and description of natural resources in US regions.
8. Tourist attractions available in the region.
Click for rubric.
Conclusion:
Congratulations! What a fine job you have done! The Slammers will enjoy reading the brochures you have created. All your hard work and great research will help The Slammers find a home for their baseball team. Thanks again!
Resources:
Task
Think QuestUSA Regions Map
Step 1
Regions Handout
Step 2
Netstate
Old Farmers' Almanac
Interactive map
The US 50
Information About Our States
Atlas
Explore the States
Library Quest
Step 4
Brochure Link
Evaluation:
Rubric
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As the year progresses, our Kindergarten students are growing. Below please find an assortment of games to play which will help us continue to improve our mouse skills as well as help us learn some sight words.
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Pounce!
Fuzzy Lion Ears
Chicken Stacker
Drag and Drop Game
Star Words
Make a Match
Dinosaur Egg
Color Words
Word Reader
Tom's Color Game